slabseeker

I loved the Jan. 24 One Cast. "It's sleeting, we've had 3 or 4 inches of snow, the wind is blowing, I can't see. I'm the only one on the lake believe it or not." Kudos for getting out there. The white bite was good.

Awesome will definitely check it out. Back in the day our ABC station was KAIT Jonesboro I enjoyed watching Outdoors in the Delta, as well as Ozark Outdoors with Crowbar and Jason.

I can relate. My longtime coworker retired & moved up to the Big Smoke (as he calls it) up by St. Louis. He complained that he couldn't find the brand of corn bread we use to make our award-winning Mexican cornbread. I purchased five boxes, boxed them up to ship them USPS 170 miles due north to him. They went to Cape, then to St. Louis, then to Georgia, Alabama, then to parts unknown. I requested tracking for it. Six months later I received an email stating they could not locate the package & the tracking had expired. I remember thinking what if this had been something important.

Good information Bill. I can definitely see where that might be the case. In my experience we pretty well have just fished structure that we knew. Sometimes we catch em sometimes we don't. I've never been one for trolling or fishing open water much but can see where that might be something to consider.

Kudos. Nice to hear these days. It is interesting to hear how often fish are suspended in open water. Water looks nice & calm too. Thanks for sharing.

Well I carefully sprayed the parts cleaner, blew it dry, the sprayed on the silicone lubricant. When I went to hook the battery back up it tries to start without turning the key. Have to leave the battery disconnected. Never seen this before.

Good to know, hope that works on mine. The battery voltage is 12.4

I did re-read the posts and noted this. The starter is only a year & half old so I hope it's not #2. I will try option 3 first seems like the easiest. And check the battery connections. Thanks Wrench

Before asking Wrench for help I searched for a similar post....I am having the same issue with the starter on my 2000 25 hp Mercury/Tracker. I was wondering what lube did you use and did you remove the starter or just spray it on while on the motor?

Good point. I would have no problem sitting out on the farm if there were no boats. I did see a nice buck following a couple of does along the bank.

I have to admit deer season opening weekend is my favorite weekend to go fishing. Went fishing on Wapp, in addition to the nice temperatures probably didn't see four other boats on the water, none close to us. Far cry from the parking lot being almost full when we get there and boats surrounding us or running up and down the lake all day.

Sorry I'm not much of a fly fisherman so I can't add anything. I thought it might be a thread about old girlfriends. Still interesting though....

Agree completely...Won't leave home without it. That "completely random" attack by that nut on that couple while hiking at Devil's Den was the last straw for me.

Yum! I bet that was fun (and tasty). What a larapin leftover fish sandwich that would make with some pickles and vidalia onion. Hard to imagine catching bluegills 25' deep.

I agree 100%. I think boujie is the word? Hopefully not. After visiting for many years it would be sad to see it change like that. I love the old fishin' cabin feel but definitely see the need for updating & modernizing. Lilley's does it right. Congrats Phil. We just stayed at Lazy Valley this past weekend as we needed three rooms Lilley's only had two. I thought it was great. A bit dated but clean and I loved the wood & trout border on the walls, the old stove, table, etc. They did tell me they plan on still having the fishing cabin feel just updated. When we were leaving they were starting on the rooms by ours and I could see them putting tongue & groove wood on the walls so maybe it will be Ok.

Thanks for the report. I am considering the Eagle Eye 9. Any updates since the last post?

Can always be worse.... “Being 70 is the worst!” The 70 year old exclaims. “Every morning at 7, I wake up to pee, but nothing comes out!” “Oh, that’s nothing!” The 80 year old says. “Each morning at 8, I wake up to poop, and I sit on the toilet for what seems like hours, but nothing comes out!” “Oh, that’s nothing” The 90 year old says. “I have it the worst!” “Can you pee?” The first man asks. “Certainly! Every morning at 7, I pee like a champion.” “Can you poop?” The second man asks. “Yes I can! Each morning at 8, I have a regular bowel movement.” “Then I don’t understand what the problem is!” The first man says. “Well, I don’t wake up until 9!”

I missed the first game. I tuned in last night to see the fights and a hockey game broke out....... I agree I was rooting for the US, but it was hard not to pull for Jordan Binnington. I haven't watched much hockey since the 2019 Blues-Bruins Finals, which was fun to watch.

Honkerfest 2025 sounds like fun

If I get to make this trip I will update with the Grennel report. Might save you a trip. They sure are fun to catch. It is kind of a desolate looking place though. My nephew is afraid we might hear banjos about half way through.

Interesting. I doubt that stretch has been fished much. I'm intrigued to see what you could catch.

It definitely looked like a slough before. They did remove a lot of trees. Looks like they cleared the bank back about 20 or 30 feet of trees and brush. Being a swamp paddler, I have had the idea to float that stretch in my kayak between Aquilla and the bridge at AB for some time now, but it just looked too wooly with a lot of down trees I'm sure. But now... looks much better. You can even see a little current. My idea is to get my daughter, her friends, and my nephews to organize that trip. We would call it the Aquilla Flotilla.....

I go over the Castor River a lot at Aquilla on Hwy 25 going to Cape, and on Hwy. AB near Clines Island school. I have noticed they have really cleaned off the banks on both sides, and appears cleaned out the river also. I was wondering if @jdmidwest, @al agnew, or someone might have some information. How far are they doing this? You could see the machine I believe they used sitting beside 25 just north of Aquilla. Interesting looking machine almost looked like it was on pontoons.

Makes me think of the Progressive Insurance "Unhidden Gems" commercial.. one of my favorites. https://youtu.be/WDcPBIC8P2o